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CALS responds to USDA Civil Rights Review
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CALS responds to USDA Civil Rights Review

In March of 2017 a team from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) conducted an Equal Employment Opportunity/Civil Rights […]

Jan
22nd
Lake Michigan waterfowl botulism deaths linked to warm waters, algae
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Lake Michigan waterfowl botulism deaths linked to warm waters, algae

Since the 1960s, tens of thousands of birds living on the Great Lakes have died during periodic outbreaks of botulism. The outbreaks have only become […]

Jan
22nd
Back to farming basics in Guatemala
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Back to farming basics in Guatemala

When Claudia Calderón touched down in the fertile highlands of western Guatemala, she was stepping into a sociological experiment already afoot. What brought her to the verdant […]

Jan
22nd
Dean responds to Organizational Redesign Committee report
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Dean responds to Organizational Redesign Committee report

Over the last year, the CALS Organizational Redesign Committee has considered possible changes in structural organization and resource allocation to make CALS more resilient now […]

Jan
22nd
Robert Anex part of team awarded $2.5M grant to study water and energy use in irrigated agriculture
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Robert Anex part of team awarded $2.5M grant to study water and energy use in irrigated agriculture

Biological systems engineering professor Robert Anex is part of a team recently awarded a $2.5M grant from USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The […]

Jan
22nd
Reminder: Herfurth-Kubly Awards for Initiative and Efficiency applications due Jan. 24
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Reminder: Herfurth-Kubly Awards for Initiative and Efficiency applications due Jan. 24

The Office of Undergraduate Academic Awards seeks your nominations of outstanding seniors for the Theodore Herfurth and Teddy Kubly Awards for Initiative and Efficiency, which […]

Jan
19th
Changes within the CALS Development Team at UWF
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Changes within the CALS Development Team at UWF

Ale Nicolet, who has been a development director at the UW Foundation for nearly two and a half years, has accepted the development director position […]

Jan
19th
Deadlines approaching on these scholarships and fellowships to support undergraduate research
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Deadlines approaching on these scholarships and fellowships to support undergraduate research

Deadlines are approaching on the following list of scholarships and fellowships available from the Provost’s Office to support and involve undergraduates in collaborative research. Please encourage qualified […]

Jan
19th
Philip Harris, professor emeritus of Agricultural and Applied Economics, dies at 66
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Philip Harris, professor emeritus of Agricultural and Applied Economics, dies at 66

Phil Harris, an educator of agricultural law at UW–Madison for more than 35 years, died on Jan. 12, 2018. He was 66. Born on June […]

Jan
16th
Agenda for CALS Equity and Diversity Committee meeting – Jan. 18
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Agenda for CALS Equity and Diversity Committee meeting – Jan. 18

The CALS Equity and Diversity Committee is meeting on Thursday, Jan. 18 from 11 a.m. – noon in 250 Agricultural Hall. View the agenda.

Jan
16th